Next Week: Agh!!!!!!!!!!!
Originally uploaded by teachergal
Farjeon wrote a poem called “There Isn’t Time,” which has always resonated with me since I try to multi-task all of the time — sometimes successfully and sometimes I just don’t get everything done. At the end of every [...]
Filed under: plan book, reflections, responsive classroom, student work, summer vacation, teacher of writing, units of study, vacation | 4 Comments »
elementary school version of the end of the year reflection tool that ruth created
Originally uploaded by teachergal
I went to Ruth’s Queen of Forms Page, as per her earlier post today, to take a look at the Year-End Writing Evaluation that she has for middle school [...]
Filed under: aimee buckner, reflections, writing workshop | Tagged: self-evaluation | 1 Comment »
Last summer I took a course at T.C.’s Reading Institute with Kyleene Beers. She gave us a copy of her book Adolescent Literacy: Turning Promise Into Practice. As I read parts of it, a section by Chris Crutcher resonated with me. Crutcher tells of a tough girl whose third grade teacher was the only one [...]
Filed under: Kylene Beers, adolescent literacy, quote, teacher of writing | Tagged: Chris Crutcher, eduactors, teachers | 2 Comments »
From time to time I check in on Sara Holbrook’s blog. Today I was shocked and saddened by the death of her 7 year old granddaughter earlier this month. I was also touched by her genuine emotions and willingness to share these emotions with the strangers of cyber space. I was reminded of the importance of being [...]
Filed under: writing workshop | Comments Off
Last week I posted an end of the year refection for teachers to use to assess their writing workshops. I also believe it’s important for students to do this same sort of work. Although I have students complete writing analysis alongside each published piece, I also ask they do a more comprehensive reflection on themselves [...]
Filed under: writing workshop | 2 Comments »
